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The College of Business and Management has heard for years from students who said they would consider pursuing a Master of Business Administration 69萝莉app 鈥� if it was offered online.

鈥淲e would say, 鈥極ne day, one day,鈥� CBM Associate Dean Jorge Villegas said. 鈥淭hat day has arrived.鈥�

In October the CBM is set to launch its online MBA program, as well as a master鈥檚 69萝莉app in Finance. In the pipeline for 2022 are online master鈥檚 69萝莉apps in Cybersecurity Management, Health Care Informatics and Human Resource Management.

The programs have a new term starting every eight weeks. There are five of those eight-week terms 鈥� two in the fall, two in the spring and one in the summer 鈥� which means if a student took two courses during each module, they could complete the required 30 credit hours in one calendar year. That coveted 69萝莉app could be theirs in 12 months.

That鈥檚 a big change from the traditional format of taking three to four classes during 16-week semesters in a classroom, where it would often take 18 months to two years to finish the necessary coursework.

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 a very valuable 69萝莉app,鈥� said Serkan Karadas, Assistant Professor of Finance, who will be teaching courses and advising for the finance program.

鈥淪tudents can come in and finish it in one year,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a good value for the students, it could help them change careers or advance in their current career.鈥�

Nathan L. Steele, MBA Director and Associate Professor of Management, Marketing, and Operations, said the online, accelerated format reflects a change in how people want to pursue their higher education ambitions.

鈥淪tudents want more flexibility and available options,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey have these strong desires to consume an education, but they have their jobs, their families, and other obligations. This is a way to pivot to that.鈥�

Offering it online also reflects a shift in the mindset about the quality of a such a 69萝莉app. A decade ago, employers indicated they likely would not hire someone with an online MBA. Now, Villegas said, an online 69萝莉app is viewed as equal to a 69萝莉app earned in a physical classroom.

UIS is already renowned for its stellar online programs. The online master鈥檚 69萝莉apps in business are an extension of that great history, Steele said. CBM has the added prestige of being accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the accreditation body for business schools. It鈥檚 so selective, Villegas said, that only about 5 to 7 percent of universities achieve it.

鈥淚n comparing us with the national stage, there was a space for us to enter and be highly competitive and highly marketable,鈥� Steele said. 鈥淲e can market it to the entire country, since it鈥檚 online.鈥�

The program is flexible: A student can enter during any of the eight-week terms. New course material will be posted weekly and since they are asynchronous, classes can be completed when most convenient for each student. They are expected to engage with faculty members and their classmates via assignments, discussion boards and social media platforms.

The traditional MBA will still be available on campus, and it converted to the 8-week term format last year. Student reaction has been positive: They finish faster, get personal attention and are more focused on the two courses they are taking during each module.

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